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footprint

noun

the area taken up by some object

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
F
Ends with
T
Contains
OOTPRIN
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈfʊtpɹɪnt

Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. the area taken up by some object

    “the computer had a desktop footprint of 10 by 16 inches”

noun

  1. a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface

    “the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window”

noun

  1. a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important

    “the footprints of an earlier civilization”

In context

Example Sentences

the computer had a desktop footprint of 10 by 16 inches
the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window
the footprints of an earlier civilization

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